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Virtual World-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation

NCT05897710 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2881

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

The proposed trial is a multiphase, multicenter, non-inferiority, hybrid type 1 effectiveness, randomized controlled trial to test an innovative virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program, "Destination Cardiac Rehab". The primary objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy and adherence of "Destination Cardiac Rehab" compared to traditional center-based CR.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual World-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (VWCR)

12-week virtual world technology-based program via Second Life platform. Weekly virtual visits with nurse coach and exercise physiologist, weekly education sessions, and social support group discussions within the virtual world environment.

OTHER

Center-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CBCR)

Traditional 12-week in-person cardiac rehabilitation program; standard of care at participant's cardiac rehabilitation facility

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johns Hopkins University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of California, Irvine

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • LaPrincess Brewer, M.D., M.P.H. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-07
Primary Completion
2024-01-31
Completion
2024-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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